Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Women are amazing on the land and the sea, but especially the skies. Ever since Raymonde de Laroche became the first woman to earn ...

Female pilots may outperform their male counterparts in high-pressure flight situations, according to a new study led by University of Waterloo researchers. The findings challenge traditional ...

In 1972, trailblazing British pilot Yvonne Pope Sintes took off for Glasgow with Dan Air as the UK’s first female commercial airline captain. Over 54 years later, carriers are campaigning for women to ...

For the first time, a United pilot has reached a position that has never before been held by a woman, marking a long-term trend for female aviators. A United Airlines 787-9 Dreamliner. A United ...

The Air Race Classic gathers 46 teams of all-female pilots from around the nation to fly 2,700 over four days, testing their ...

“There’s a saying out there: ‘If you can see it, you can be it,’” said Cheri Rohlfing, a nearly 25-year Delta Air Lines pilot. And it’s not common to see female pilots out in the world. Only 5.2% of ...

See more of our trusted coverage when you search. Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. Stephanie Wallach, a trailblazer in the male-dominated world of ...

If the thought of turbulence makes you sweat and you end up gripping the armrest the whole flight, you're not alone. According to a study about the fear of flying, up to 40% of the population is ...